Improvement in grain-tollers for grist-mills



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GRAIN-TOLLERS FOR @HIST-MILLS;`

No.194',463. PatentedAug.2 1187'/.

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UNITED STATESr PATENT GFFIGE.

JAMES W. PRICE,`OF MIUHIGANTOWN, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN-TOLLERS FOR GRIST-MILLVS.

` Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,463, dated August21, 1877; application filed March 31, 1877.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. PRICE, of Michigantown, Clinton county,Indiana, have invented a new and useful Grain-Toller for Grist-Mills;and I hereby declare the following to be a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partof this specication.

The object of my invention is to furnish an apparatus by which millersmay take their toll from grain with accuracy, while avoiding the troubleof weighing or measuring the same.

Figure 1 is a front view of my apparatus. Fig. 2 is a transverse view ofsame.

A represents the hopper which receives the grain. b is a sieve or screenarranged in said hopper to prevent anything passing with the grain intothe spouts that might obstruct them. B is an inclined spout, incross-section, of rectangular form, arranged at an angle to the hopperwith which it is connected. In the upper end of this spoutis achute, c,with inclined sides contracting the vent c'. d is an A-shaped dividerplaced in relation to the chute-vent, as shown, to divide the owinggrain. On each side' of this divider are chutes s s. C is an inclinedspout, a continuation of B, but arranged at an angle thereto. f, g, andhare longitudinal partitions or dividers in the spout C, and are held inplace by the rods f g' h', to which they are respectively secured, therods being screwthreaded on each end, and passing through the sides ofthe spout, permit of adjusting the partitions or dividers by taps orthumb-screws. E represents the tollgrain spout, and D the gristgrainspout. access to spout B. m is a framed glass door in the spout C justover the partitions or dividers.

The operation of my grain-tolling apparatus is as follows: The grain isreceived into the hopper and passes through the screen and chute c,being thus collected from a scattered condition, and is divided by the^shaped divider intotwo equal columns of iiowing grain, which, thencepassing through the chutes ss and spout B, become evenly spread over thespout on reaching spout C. The lowing grain is here equally divided intotwo columns, making a division of one-half by the rst partition ordivider f. One of these columns of flowing grain l is' a hinged cover topermit is again equally divided by the second partition justment of thepartitions or dividers by means of the nuts or thumb-screws on the endsof the rods, the rate of toll may be varied. To effect this change ofrate readily and accurately, l place across the spout C a strip with ascale of divisions marked thereon, showing sixths, eighths, and tenths,and to each partition or divider is attached a pointer, so that it isonly necessary to shift the dividers un til the pointers and scaleindicate the desired rate. Thus, if it is desired to take one-sixth,first set divider f at four-sixths, then set divider g at two-sixths,`and divider h at onesixth. It' one-tenth toll is desired, set f atfour-tenths, g at two-tenths, and h at onetenth.

The framed glass door m being immediately over the dividers and scale,an inspection can at all times be made of the division to know that itisin proper working order, without interrupting the ilow of grain.

The construction of the chute c with contracted vent c secures anaccurate division when the liow of grain from the hopper is small, aswell as when there is a full flow.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent- 1. In a grain-toller, theinclined spoutB having stationarychutes and dividers arranged within for the purpose of effecting aregular and evenly-shaped dow of the grain, as described, and connectedto which is the reversely-inclined spout C, with the adjustable dividersf gh, operating substantially as shown and described, and the toll-spoutE and gristspout D. q

2. In a grain-toller, the dividers fg h rigidly secured to the rods f g'h', with ends extending from each side of the lower inclined spout C,and threaded to receive the thumb screws regular and evenly-spread flowofthe grain beor taps, whereby the dividers are adjusted latfore itreaches the dividers, as herein specified.

erally, as and for the purpose specified.

3. The chute c, with contracted vent c', JAMES W PRICE' A-sbapeddivider, and chutes s s arranged in Witnesses: the spout B relative toeach other, as shown H. J. TILLEB, and described, for the purpose ofobtaining a J. S. BOYL.

